VAT will apply to private school fees from January, Rachel Reeves confirms
https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/vat-private-schools-january-rachel-reeves-3196544
Posted by DarkSkiesGreyWaters
VAT will apply to private school fees from January, Rachel Reeves confirms
https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/vat-private-schools-january-rachel-reeves-3196544
Posted by DarkSkiesGreyWaters
18 Comments
And just like that the middle classes who couldn’t actually afford private school but also bought in to “up and coming areas” with shit catchments (for a bit more space) collectively scream fuuuuuckkk into their quinoa
Would’ve thought September would be better for the school year fees. Unless they pay by term?
Crazy that its thus Jan. Sep 2025 would be a much better choice. I know several kids at public schools and theur arents are not that rich. This is def gonna send morebto state schools. Could actually end up costing the state more.
I suppose it depends on the extent to which schools decide to absorb the VAT and make spending cuts, or cut loose the poorer students (assuming they can get enough to replace them with).
Excellent. Start taxing clay pigeon shooting, water polo etc. heavier as well.
“I pay a paltry £100,000/year for my sons private school fees, we’re not rich, only comfortable. We’ll have to fire one of the servants to pay for this well done LABOUR >:(”
Edit: Wee Tarquin’s da is obviously upset at this one.
Good. Do what Labour did in the 1970’s and in the words of then Chancellor Dennis Healey “tax the rich until the pips squeak”
Vat is fine. How about a credit for the cost of the education you didn’t use by paying for it yourself…
I don’t understand this at all. The massively rich of society wont be affected at all, but the middle class or working class parents that save enough to send their kids to a private school every year will be.
Reddit cheering on something that does nothing but widen the gap between between rich and poor. People can’t stand it when someone can work hard and give their kids an opportunity for a better life.
So, how are private schools different from Universities?
Both are private businesses, both charge fees, University fees must now attract VAT?
I felt a great disturbance in the middle class, as if a million tiny violins suddenly cried out in terror….
This 20% won’t go directly on a lot of these schools have been working to account for some of this to prevent passing the whole lot on to them. For example my local public school (yes public school, not private school) has changed their pension scheme for their staff to account for some of it.
I do find it sad that there is this almost bitter discrimination against this imaginary villain that is what people think the families are that go to these schools. Of this 6% it’s a tiny percentage that are full on plumb mouthed, fox hunting, hyper wealthy. Most of them go to proper private schools, not public schools. The majority of this 6% are hard working middle class people.
Yes, middle class is still wealthy compared to most but I just don’t get the hate. It’s got to be jealousy.
It’s going to come down to this, you fucks who thought you lived the high life on 75k a year, dancing around and popping off to a resort twice a year are going to pay more. Sucks to be you. The people who have the money, the real money, could not give a flying fuck about you, why do you faux middle class defend them, they would shit on you for a twenty pound note. That’s how they’re designed. We are fully fucked. You, me, Tarquin. Grow a pair of avocados on toast and realise that. The middle class is gone! The honest truth is that you, like myself, are scum to them. They are not here for you. They only exist to destroy. They don’t care what we are trying to do. Trying to better yourself is an illusion. You will never climb the mountain. You’re fucked.
Contrarian opinion but why penalise people who are willing to pay for education instead of getting it for free from the state? I fear this will just put more pressure onto public schools while not bringing in very much £ at all.
As a Scotsman the use of public and private school is confusing down there
Here private is paid for and public is for everyone because they’re open to the public
Never knew until recently it wasn’t charged on private school fees. I’m sorry if people think otherwise, but this is a luxury and is up there with flying first class, private health insurance, luxury cars etc etc, VAT should always have been charged.
I did send my children to private school, but got a hefty discount and it still nearly broke me on a decent combined salary. Did my children benefit?, it’s questionable but at least the 2 oldest came out with decent enough qualifications. If anything, my youngest then getting into a grammar school was far more beneficial.